/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>10109937
>ooga booga smashing her naked obese ass into cake over and over
Why

>>10109937
Where is this video

>>10110030
twitter. search for katsucon cake party, or something like that. i really dont want to see it again

>>10110029
alcohol was involved, im sure

>>10110030
just a girl humping a cake
nothing to see here

>>10110030
Same

>>10109954
You could, but adding guaranteed warm weather to the equation, Katsucon would have to have a badge cap otherwise you will see a massive jump in attendance which will choke out the harbor with the crowds.

>>10110343
I can't find it, do I need a twitter to see it or something?

>>10110427
Look up Asia Nymph on facebook or filthyfairy420 on twitter

>>10109954
No. I mean it could be done, but Sakura Matsuri is already pretty crowded with other members of the public and Katsucon is the same with attendees. I don’t see people willing to leave an expensive con like Katsucon to go into downtown DC to pay an extra $10 to see the already overcrowded festival.

I would keep those events separate.

As far as the trees are concerned katsucon attendees can’t even treat a nice venue properly. I wouldn’t want to see the damage done to the trees.

>>10110413
I mean they should badge cap regardless but whatever.

The time of year that the cherry blossoms bloom varies a lot from year to year, and peak bloom is a short window. You couldn’t plan a con around it.

The Tidal Basin is crowded as fuck anyway. Kenilworth and Dumbarton are where it’s at.

>>10109937
>when you were at that party for like 5 minutes

Damn, I miss everything

>>10110003
I saw them while I was in line for food with a damn bowl of Mac and cheese in my hand myself. Seriously if anyone got them, I'd appreciate it too.

>>10109724
Anyone got more pictures or video of the wizard rave?

>trying to sort through and cull all my shots from shoots
>just now realizing I barely got any useable shots because I'm shit
>did 10 shoots though they were all free
B-bros help

>>10111224
I actually did and I also recorded the Limbo sesson they have as well.

>>10111244
Let 'em know you're a beginner, it was free, and thank them for their time. Share what you can and learn for next time.

Angles, cheerful personality, bokeh, and flattering focal lengths.

>>10111267
>Let 'em know you're a beginner,
I wish I could use this as an excuse but I've been shooting for a year at this point and they were all fairly excited and enthusiastic about shooting with me.
Definitely going to try to salvage what I have and apologize but I feel pretty bad man.

>>10111244

Remember, too, that you're your own harshest critic. In particular, any editing you do to salvage will be less obvious to everyone else because they didn't spend forever painfully staring at the raws.

But yeah, live and learn. I did most of my editing last night and wish I could almost every shot... a gazebo shoot was the most painful, it should have turned out so much better but I didn't adjust to the lighting very well. But the people are still happy with their pictures and I know better for next time.

>>10111224
I do. Will edit 'em & might post a few here or on IG.

>>10111270
Wanna post something kind of average from the shoots you did and get general tips?

>>10111270
Why the fuck would you offer to shoot with someone if you're not confident in your own skill?

>>10111778
I mean it's why I don't charge.
8 of them DM'd me first.
>If you're not confident in your own skill
>be a little bitch and sit on the sideline and do nothing or actually get out there and do something about it
I'm not going to get anywhere if I dont step out of my comfort zone. I would love to make a disclaimer that I'm completely unconfident in my abilities but that would be extremely off putting.
This was a huge learning experience and shooting in such a packed space really opened my eyes to a lot of things that I need to work on like really drilling in my head that I really need to start understanding poses & angles, being able to direct people better, planning out a hell of a lot more pre-planned poses/compositions especially in case someone doesn't want to go to the location I had in mind, etc.

>>10111739
I've been very tempted to post on /p/ for criticism but I really don't feel right about posting the faces of people who I've shot with on 4chan.

>>10111347
>You're your own harshest critic
>No one else looks at all the raws
Definitely keep trying to tell myself this as I sit in LR/PS.
>But the people are still happy with their pictures
At the very least this is the one thing that matters at the end of the day.
>Gazebo shot
Fug I'm sry m8
How long did you wait for a spot at the gazebo?

>>10111798
>I'm not going to get anywhere if I dont step out of my comfort zone.
You step out of you comfort zone on your own time. Not when you're working with other people. Specially if you don't give them a heads up about your skill level and they're expecting you to deliver something that you can't give them.

>but that would be extremely off putting.
Working with someone who's inexperienced IS off putting in it of itself. But you should be upfront about it and let those people decide if they still want to work with you or not.

>>10111905
Nah, photographer did nothing wrong. They were free shoots, it's not like he's getting paid money and then delivering an inferior product. If he'd actually charged them something it'd be different, but he didn't, I assume because he was very well aware that he might mess it up and he wouldn't feel comfortable taking people's money without the experience to back it up.

>>10111905
>You step out of you comfort zone on your own time
If you ain't gettin paid, it IS your own time. If they wanted professional work, then they'll pay for a professional.

>>10106614
Thursday and Friday were great. Bit crazy on Saturday with all the people. Sunday felt empty.
Dealers room was meh.
Artist alley was awkwardly packed. they could have used the space better for traffic.
As my first katsucon I really enjoyed it for the people and cosplay at display. I would really love to go again next year.


Any idea when hotels open up for 2020?

>>10112132
What'd you do on Thursday?

>>10112132
I feel like if they moved the photosuite into another room they could've utilized more of the area for Artist Alley. Also, iirc they had one in the Artist Alley and another photosuite in the hallway connecting the hotel and convention center??? No con needs 2 photosuites! I missed a lot of tables because I was literally sandwiched between people, especially in the last row closest to the exit.

>>10108862
Photog-chan, how do I get my headshots to look as nice as yours?

>>10112215
>buy 85mm lens
>crush blacks in lightroom
There you go

>>10112220
Is 50mm good enough?
Actually, what lenses do people use for con photography anyway? I saw people running around with some zoom ones but I couldn't catch the focal lengths on those.

>>10112220
>crush blacks
based

>>10112220
Not crushed, lifted

>>10112239
check the web sites they post on, some sites have the exif data

>>10112239
>Is 50mm good enough?
APS-C yes. get f1.4 or f1.8. F1.4 being the better of the 2 options.
Fuji x mount the 56mm f1.2
Sony E mount APS-C Sigma 56 f1.4

>>10112151
walking around doing a shoot and seeing the dancing. Likely was the shock of all of it happening likely improved my enjoyment.

>>10112181
I have to agree with you on this.

>>10112511
I have a full frame Nikon. What focal length should I be using? My 50mm prime can kind of carry its weight, but is there any lens that goes from, say, 35mm to 85mm with a similarly wide aperture?

>>10112181
I concur, the photo shoot areas took up way too much space. The one by the upper hallways junction eliminated a nice sitting area I've always enjoyed. The one in the AA could certainly have been downsized, if not shifted to some smaller room off to the side, or perhaps along a hallway somewhere else. They always allocate those guys a shitload of space that gets unused.

>>10112239
Sony FE here, 85 1.8 Zeiss is a good lens between the G MASTER.

>>10112570
lol no senpai even on crop the 1.8 50-100 is equal to a 2.8 so just buy a 85mm,

>>10112570
>I have a full frame Nikon.
>35mm to 85mm with a similarly wide aperture?
The options are the 24-70mm f2.8 for zoom. 70mm at f2.8 you will get blur.
Your best option Nikon 105mm f1.4 for the best in weight and size and blur the background for full frame camera.
Sigma 105mm f1.4 is the better option with the trade off weight. Price and performance is better.
The next option is the 85mm f1.4 nikon or the Sigma 85mm f1.4.
Get the Peak design lens kit for nikon F mount and carry a 35mm and the 85mm primes. Swapping lenses is fast. I do this with the sony FE lenses and its easy.


From my time at katsucon I leverage the 35mm f1.4 the most as the space was tight. Still get head shot blur and not much distortion.
If I were to go back I would bring only the 24mm f1.4 GM and the Zeiss/sigma 50mm f1.4 for Sony FE.

>>10112570
It depends entirely on your style and how you want to shoot.

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>>10110575

Holy shit wtf is this shit!?

>>10110575

>>10110575

>mfw

>>10112763
Thats the person who participated and hosted the cake party.....I should have warned yall of her other hobbies. Sincerest apologizes

>>10112616
Yeah, those tables were always a great place to sit down and I'd see people even play board games there. By getting rid of that space it makes it more crowded because if people needed to sit, they'd just plop their groups asses on the floor. I am personally not a fan of photosuites, especially in such a photogenic location, so I'm biased but there HAS to be a better spot.

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>>10111258
>mfw still waiting for deliveries

>>10111798
Dude, don't feel bad. Next year you'll look back at how much you suck now. In 5 years you'll still in ways you won't recognize until even later. Just keep shooting. There is no substitute for experience.